Knock, knock, knock.
"Leo come out"
Sam's voice sounded from outside the hotel suit.
Leo slowly opened his eyes and stood up. 'Potentate, show me the time remaining before doomsday.'
[ 12 days left, 30th of June ]
Bang, Bang, Bang!
Sam skipped from knocking to banging. "Leo! Open up, or I'll break down the door!!"
"Ha, this girl is something else, didn't she know we are in a hotel. I should open the door, before she really breaks it down"
"Ok, I will break it in three" Sam shouted.
Before she used her skill "Earth fist" on the poor door, Leo opened it and looked at the troublemaker.
"How was these 15 days?"
Hearing Leo question she forgot everything and said happily "we had a lot of fun. Well... Mila kept saying she wants to get stronger, even though I protest she still slipped out to practice." She said and started narrating how she and Mike enjoyed the 15 days.
Leo shook his head and walked passed her heading to the elevator, Sam followed while till talking.
"Ok stop, are you ready to go back now?"
"Yeah, I am till packing. Because I bought things for everyone."
"Wow really?, I didn't know are so considerate" Leo said, A little surprised.
"What! Are you saying I am not thoughtful or caring!" Sam yelled with a frown staring at Leo back.
"Well...?" Leo said stepping inside the elevator.
"What! You!" Before she could jump on him, the elevator door close.
"I'll be waiting for you in the car." Leo said calmly.
"You...!! Ah!" Sam shouted in frustration, then head back to her room to pack.
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After waiting in the car for 10 whole minutes, the three came out of the hotel with their bags and gifts.
Leo shook his head seeing all the bags and gifts. 'It looked like they didn't spend all the money but chose to buy things for the others.' Leo nodded with a small smile.
After loading everything, Leo started the car and drove away.
Journey that would have taken two days to reach celestial island but because of Sam, wanting to stop at any store to buy things for more people, they took three days to reach, Leo even wondered if she came to the city because of the gun deal or to play.
On the third day they reached celestial island.
[ 2nd of July. 9 days left ]
Gotten to celestial island Leo drove straight to the base.
"Is that...?" Leo and Mila was shocked looking at the 50 meters high wall in front of them.
"How much manpower and machines would be needed to build that?" Mila asked Sam.
"Well... we have more than a thousand workers."
"More than a thousand?" Mila asked surprised.
"She means... more than ten thousands." Mike corrected, with a smile and added "just wait and see"
'Wow, I am surprised' Leo thought.
The base big gate slowly opened and Leo drove the car in, after packing the car Leo and Mila got out with open jaw and widened eyes.
"Leo is this your base?" Mila asked with a dumbstruck gaze.
"I think so" Leo answered still in a gaze.
The base was as Huge as a two football stadium, with countless buildings, like: hospitals, schools, survivors houses, warehouses, all in their sections and locations. There was a big space in the middle of the base. One building stood majestically. With celestial logo of a black Dragon biting down on a golden sword. But the most surprising thing is that, the base was pack with people.
"You think so?" Sam looked at Mike, the next moment the two burst into laughter, their laughter brought Leo and Mila out from their gaze. Leo gave them a glare, and the two kept shut trying to hold back their laugh.
Leo looked up and saw some familiar and unfamiliar faces walking towards them.
"Leoooo...!!!"
Nora shouted throwing herself into Leo arm.
"I miss you so much, well we all miss you"
"I miss you too, am back now" Leo said hugging his sister then looked at his mom and dad. Carol walked up to her children and joined the hug. John just gave Leo a nod.
After a while Leo broke from the hug and walked up to his dad. John pat his son shoulder and said with a proud look. "I saw both the news, am proud of you"
"Thank dad" Leo said remembering his father will not pass the first stage of Doomsday. Next moment he gave his dad a tight hug.
John was a little surprised, but still pat his son back.
Everyone remained silent, feeling emotional at the family reunion. After Leo broke from the hug two people move up to him.
"Mister Leo"
"Mister Leo welcome back"
Guoping, the mayor of celestial island and goodluck celestial construction manager said.
Ricky, Jack and Jasmine also greeted Leo. Leo nodded with a smile seeing everyone including the four captains and a man he hasn't seen before.
"Let go inside, if you guys are busy please continue with your work."
Leo turned to Nora and asked. "Have the command building be built?"
"Yeah" Nora nodded.
"Good" Leo said and looked at everyone and continue. "Everyone should gather tomorrow at the command building by 12, I want to see the progress of the base."
"Ok Mr Leo" they all nodded.
"Let go" Leo said and was about to walk away when Sam voice sounded.
"Not yet, well you can go Leo but... guys I bought things for all of you!" Sam said dragging both Nora and Jasmine to the car.
"Slow down Sam" Nora said with a smile.
'So this is Leo's little sister, I can feel the spiritual energy flowing from her even at this distance, I won't stand a chance' Mila thought, observing Nora with countless emotions.
Nora felt the gaze behind her and turned around seeing Mila standing beside Leo. 'I didn't notice her before.'
"Sam, who is that?"
"Oh... that's Mila, Leo's sixth subordinate. She is one of us"
"Really...? Is she strong?" Nora asked surprised.
"Yeah, she's strong" Sam answered bringing out different types of gifts from her bag.
"We will see how strong she is"
"Not now dear, you can test her later" Sam said with a frown.
"Oh come on, my brother just came back, why would I test someone"
Leo shook his head and followed his mom to a more developed section in the base.
"Leo, Nora said there are a total of 50 houses here, only for the high ranking people in the base and also where all your friends and their families are settled in." Carol said to Leo.
Gotten to their house, Leo looked at the design of the building and was about to say something when Nora voice sounded above them.
"Do you like it?" Nora asked, slowly descending from the sky holding a gift bag.
'is she? Potentate what is this?'
[ unique skill: Wind and Water manipulation ]
[ skill description: the caster will have the power to control or manipulate both elements, which connect the elements to the caster body and soul. That's why she could fly ] Leo nodded calmly hearing potentate explanation.
'What in the world, she can also fly!' Mila was dumbfounded, staring at Nora whose feet just touched the ground.
"I love it" Leo nodded with a smile.
"What about Grandma and grandpa?"
"They might be in their room" Nora answered.
Leo nodded and looked at Mila. "Someone please show Mila to her apartment"
"Ok Leo" Ricky said leading Mila away. Mila followed him not after looking at Nora and Leo for a while.
"Come on, let eat dinner, it's already late" Carol said walking inside, followed by Leo, John and Nora.
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Other side of the base
"Please what's your name?"
"I am Ricky, you?"
"Mila"
"I want to ask, it's true that Nora is the strongest among you guys?"
"Yeah, well... second after Leo, and not you guys, all of us." Ricky said and looked at Mila "You are now one of us, and we'll take care of you" Ricky said with a small smile. While Mila nodded calmly.
"We are here?"
Mila looked at the house in Front of her, painted in blue, two torches hanging on either side of the porch, and a black wooded door with a small backyard. "Is this how the houses are built around the base?"
"Nope, only the subordinates have this" Ricky said and added. "Ok good night" with that he raised his right-hand index finger and The torches in front of the house light up.
'Fire enhancer' Mila muttered inwardly, looking at the young man who was walking away.
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On Leo said.
After eating dinner he went to his room. Gotten inside he looked at the decoration around the room.
"Nora... thank God it's not pink' Leo thought with a smile and said. "Potentate sign the base as my base of operation.
[ searching base ]
[ discovered, celestial base ]
[ signing celestial base to the system ]
[ successfully signed ]
'Show me'
[ Ok Leo ]
[Base of operation: Celestial base. Reputation: 30. Population: 300,670. Doom stones par week: 30,000 ]
'Potentate can you separate the jobs in the base and how Many people are in these jobs?'
[ total survivors 300,670, 15,000 workers, 150,200 soldiers. And the rest are Non-workers. ]
"Non-workers? And they are much. Out of everyone, only 50 thousand joined the soldiers, more people are still free without doing anything. I need to let them know if you want to join my base you must contribute, only those from 0 to 15 years or elderly... above 55, or highly pregnant women are allowed to be free from work, but the rest must contribute."
Leo stopped and asked something that will seal someone fate.
"Show me their feelings toward my base."
[ 99.9% of the population in the base are from 60% to 95% which means Good, some believe and some are still doubtful.]
Leo nodded and asked with a frown feeling that something is not right here. "Then what about the 0.1%?"
[ 0.1% is -70% Bad ]
"What!! Can you track this person? He must be a spy"
[ 1,000 Doom stones ] "take it"
[ he is among the soldiers, known as hisky ]
"Hisky, ok let check his profile"
Seeing the profile, Leo's face turned extremely ugly.